Notes on Eternity
Note: The Version of You I Fell in Love With Never Existed — The strange psychology of projection
Did someone really break our heart, or did the story we wrote about them? From the first effortless conversation, the mind fills in the gaps and builds a future that exists nowhere but in our imagination. A note on projection, heartbreak and intimacy, because projection asks us to fall in love with certainty, while love asks us to fall in love with discovery.
Warsaw, October 2023. A print by Pablo Picasso, from the exhibition “Picasso” at the National Museum in Warsaw. Photo by Laura Achrem
Note: Paris Always Makes Me Want a Cigarette - Why places remember versions of ourselves we've already outgrown
Why does Paris still make me want a cigarette, years after I gave up smoking? Somewhere between a glass of Sancerre on a café terrace, long lunches and the streets of Saint-Germain and Le Marais, the city wakes up an earlier version of me. A note on travel, memory and freedom, because every place I’ve truly loved remembers a different version of me.
Paris, November 2025. Espresso at Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet’s. Photo by Laura Achrem.
Note: The Love We Don't Recognize — Why peace can feel unfamiliar
Why does peace so often feel like the absence of chemistry? When love has always meant uncertainty, mixed signals and emotional highs, a nervous system learns to mistake anxiety for passion, and calm can feel strangely unfamiliar. A note on intensity, healing and the kind of love that feels like home, because anxiety can be intense, and so can peace, but only one of them allows love to grow.
Paris, October 2025. Gerhard Richter at Fondation Louis Vuitton. Photo by Laura Achrem.
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Polaroids in My Studio – Marlena
What stays from a shoot once the final images are chosen? Polaroids taken between frames, in my studio, in April 2021, with Marlena Janeczko wearing Achrem Studios.
Warsaw, April 2021. Marlena Janeczko in Achrem Studios. Polaroids by Laura Achrem.
Marina Piccola, Capri — Summer on 35mm
A summer day at Marina Piccola, seen through 35mm film. Striped umbrellas, turquoise water, the red walls of Bagni da Maria and the Faraglioni on the horizon. No story beyond the image: only light, colour and the slow rhythm of the sea.
Capri, July 2025. Shot on 35mm film, by Laura Achrem.
Via Mulo, Capri — The Way Down on 35mm
The path from Capri town down to Marina Piccola, seen through 35mm film. Narrow white walls, a tiled map of the island, bougainvillea and umbrella pines, and the sea appearing a little closer with every turn.
Capri, July 2025. Shot on 35mm film, by Laura Achrem.
